On the afternoon of July 23, the Chinese track and field team, which was about to go to the Paris Olympics, suddenly came with bad news, Ningbo star and pole vaulter Li Ling was accidentally injured in training, and she announced through her personal social media that she would withdraw from the Olympic Games.
Li Ling announced her withdrawal from the Paris Olympics through her personal social media
"My fifth Olympic Games came to an end due to an unexpected injury before I started. I originally wanted to hit the Asian record in the Olympic Games, but it was a pity that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes. For me, each of the last four Olympic Games has been a kind of growth, and being able to stand on the field in the Chinese team uniform is my favorite thing, but this first major injury of my career is not a different kind of growth. Li Ling wrote, "In the future, I will take good care of my injury, pay attention to every feedback from my body, and the next time I stand on the field, the goal is still to break through myself." I hope that my teammates in Paris will cheer up, show their best condition, and finish the race smoothly and safely, I am with everyone! ”
Through the video released by Li Ling, we learned that she suffered a ruptured hamstring tendon on the back of her thigh during a pre-competition training, and although she underwent emergency surgery, she could not recover in the short term due to the severity of the injury, and she could only regret missing the Paris Olympics.
At last year's Asian Games in Hangzhou, Li Ling failed to break her own Asian record, so she planned to attack in Paris, but unfortunately the sky did not fulfill people's wishes. "Maybe I had an injury before, and I didn't pay enough attention to it." Li Ling said that the injured part has been hurting for several years, and she is used to it, but she didn't expect it to be so serious this time.
Born in July 1989, 35-year-old Li Ling has broken the Asian record four times, is the holder of the Asian record (4.72m) in this event, and won gold medals in three consecutive Asian Games in Incheon, Jakarta and Hangzhou. She had competed in four previous Olympic Games, but unfortunately her fifth Olympic journey was abruptly halted by an unexpected injury.
However, despite the serious injury, she has not announced that she has given up on her career, "I still want to try again and have the confidence to return to the ring." ”
Source: Shaanxi Metropolis Express